Changes in drought frequency, severity and duration for the British Isles projected by the PRUDENCE regional climate models

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 342, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 50-71

  Blenkinsop, S ^a   Fowler, H J ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

British Isles; Climate change; Drought; Probabilistic scenarios; Regional climate models; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

GENERAL CIRCULATION MODELS; PROBABILISTIC SCENARIOS; REGIONAL CLIMATE MODELS (RCMS);

CLIMATE CHANGE; STATISTICAL METHODS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; WATER RESOURCES;

DROUGHT;

CLIMATE CHANGE; DROUGHT; STATISTICAL METHODS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; WATER RESOURCES;

CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE MODELING; DROUGHT; FUTURE PROSPECT; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); REGIONAL CLIMATE; SEVERE WEATHER; SPATIAL VARIATION; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; WATER RESOURCE;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 34447528919     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2007.05.003     Document Type: Article

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